ATLANTA — A fixture in the leadership of Georgia's House of Representatives will step down when her term ends this year, declining to run for re-election after nearly a quarter century in office. Rep. Jan Jones, R-Milton was first elected to the House in 2002. In...

ATLANTA — A Republican activist and former employee of a family-run financial firm accused of bilking mostly conservative investors out of millions of dollars could face criminal prosecution after the Georgia Secretary of State's office referred his case to a local...

ATLANTA — Move over, peaches, peanuts, and pecans. Lemon pepper wings could soon join the ranks of official Georgia foods, according to a bipartisan bill considered by lawmakers Wednesday. Lemon pepper wings are a “cultural and culinary phenomenon,” said state Rep....

ATLANTA — Republican senators are pitching giant income tax cuts to make Georgia more affordable, a plan that Democrats warn could lead to fewer government services or sales tax hikes. The income tax relief proposal, which passed the state Senate last week, would...

ATLANTA — Republican Steven McNeel won a runoff for a Macon-area Georgia Senate seat Tuesday, holding off Democrat LeMario Brown, who had sought to flip the district. Democrats had hoped to gain ground in the Republican-dominated Senate after victories in statewide...

ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers are again targeting corporate landlords in a bid to address housing costs during an election year when voters are concerned about affordability. "I have a grave fear that we are becoming a nation of renters and not homeowners," said Sen....